Israel has ordered the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), a key player in Palestinian humanitarian aid, to cease operations in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. This decision, condemned by several countries in the UN Security Council, reflects Israel's withdrawal from an agreement with UNRWA. The new legislation prohibits contact with UNRWA and restricts its operations, which UNRWA's leadership warns will exacerbate instability and deepen despair among Palestinians, especially during a critical period of humanitarian aid flow under a ceasefire agreement.
The ban would heighten instability and deepen despair in the occupied Palestinian territory at a critical moment, warned UNRWA's commissioner general, Philippe Lazzarini.
The Israeli parliament's decision to abolish UNRWA operations is deplored by several countries, emphasizing the agency's vital role in humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees.
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